The Genius Assassin Who Does It All Himself - Chapter 270



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Episode 270 Black and White Fruit (1)

After that, Ayane continued to deal with the clown monsters with Kang-hoo’s fantastical breathing.

If the full-barreled shot Ayane used earlier was a high-powered finishing move specialized for single-target sniping.

【Fallen Flower Matan】

The Falling Flower Bullet was an effective wide-area skill that could ‘season’ multiple monsters at once.

It was similar in shape to the magic bullets used by Ban Se-young, but the number of magic bullets emitted was much greater than that of Ban Se-young.

The clowns who were evenly seasoned with fallen flowers and magic bullets.

【Blood】

Pupupupu! Pung! Pupupupu! Pupupupu!

Kang-hoo’s body burst into flames and he died. He was already seriously injured, so he couldn’t hold out when the flames burst.

And there’s no provocation skill.

There are no professional tankers, though.

Despite being a combination of an assassin and a gunner, it was very easy to hunt mobs and deal with stray monsters.

Ayane looked at Kang-hoo’s skill repertoire and realized again why the Ricou Guild was so interested in it.

According to the information she gathered, among the hunters that the Ricou Guild has shown interest in recently.

Kang-hoo was the only one who put aside the guild’s typical pride and arrogance and actively tried to get involved.

On the one hand, I thought I understood why Yuuji was attacked by Kang-hoo without being able to exert any strength.

He has the skills to do that.

The fact that Yuji had been seriously injured by Ganghu was something that most hunters in Japan knew.

So I was worried too.

‘Those guys who are buried in twisted greed will never be left alone. Will I be okay on my own…?

I am worried, but that doesn’t mean I can act as Kang-hoo’s bodyguard.

No, if anything, it could make Kang-hoo even more dangerous.

“It looks like this area has been completely cleared out. Has the level gone up a bit?”

“Yeah. It went up by 1. 450.”

“That’s good.”

“What about Kang-hoo?”

“268. I’ve also raised it quite a bit.”

Kang-hoo looked satisfied.

This is the moment when I realize once again that Ayane’s level is quite high.

In fact, just by looking at the full-strength attack she had just used, you could clearly feel that she was a high-level gunner.

What if her full-strength strike hits the Invincible Wall? It seemed like it would take a lot if it got hit a second time.

Of course, if she were the enemy, she would have disappeared the moment she received the first attack.

Right then.

“Ayane, wait a minute.”

Kang-hoo, who had discovered something, stopped Ayane from going into maintenance.

Maintenance requires the gun to be deactivated, leaving it unprepared for sudden combat situations.

“huh?”

“Because I saw something.”

Kang-hoo pointed to a tree about 100 meters away.

It wasn’t just a single tree, but a dense forest area spread out all over the place.

What he saw was one tree among them that was glowing red.

As I happened to see a forest area, I habitually used the Commune – Plant skill, but a hostile monster was discovered.

Only one tree was glowing red.

In the case of such trees, if you approach them, they will suddenly attack or spit out acidic sap.

Or, it may send out a minion monster that was hiding in a hole in a tree or a branch.

Plant monsters are a pain in the ass in many ways… … but that one is the only one that has poison in it.

In fact, it didn’t really matter if you didn’t kill it since it was a tree monster that was far away.

Because it wasn’t on the route that Kang-hoo and Ayane were taking, and it was discovered at a non-threatening distance.

“What is it?”

“Can I snipe that tree from here?”

“Of course it’s possible. If I use a full-on strike like before, I think I could finish it off in one shot.”

“Then shoot that guy. The one with the thick diagonal scratches in the center of the pillar.”

“Oh, you mean the tree right behind the white flowers?”

“Yeah. That’s right.”

Ayane took aim right away.

I didn’t ask Kang-hoo why he had to snipe. I guess he must have said it for a reason.

After you shoot, you’ll naturally find out why. Maybe it was curiosity. Or your own intuition. Or something like that.

He also thought that it was only natural for him to be the one sniping.

There is no reason for an assassin to get close when there is a way to attack from a distance. It is stupid.

The next moment.

Taang!

Blue flames poured out of the muzzle, and the fully condensed bullets flew out in one breath.

The bullet struck the tree in the blink of an eye, taking its life.

The tree was split in two because the middle of the trunk had completely burst open.

Squeak!

The tree died instantly with a strange groan, and something fell down in its place.

Ayane asked.

“Kang-hoo. How did you know that was a plant monster? There are other trees with scratches, too.”

“I checked it with skills.”

“what……?”

“I will take the loot. I definitely saw something fall.”

【Shadow Walk】

Pfft!

Kang-hoo sent his shadow all the way to where the dead tree monster was. The maximum distance was exactly 100m.

And as we switched shadows and positions, the identity of the loot dropped by the tree was immediately revealed.

“The fruit of black and white.”

He was a guy whose name you could tell immediately by looking at his appearance.

After Kang-hoo grabbed the two black and white fruits, he immediately returned to his original position.

Then Ayane looked at Kang-hoo with a dumbfounded expression and said.

“Is there a skill that can determine whether a plant is a monster or not? Isn’t that kind of ability specialized for spirits or summoners?”

“That’s right. It seems like I have that kind of specialized skill.”

“What is that weird third-person speech… … .”

It’s not like it’s just yesterday or today that Kang-hoo’s skills suddenly appear.

Even if we simply chalk this up to innate talent or an element of luck, I think it crossed the line too far.

“Anyway, I got two of these. We decided to split all the loot in half, so I’ll give you one. Do you want to eat it?”

“Isn’t this a black and white fruit?”

“Yeah. It’s an unexpected harvest.”

Black and white fruit.

As the name suggests, it is a fruit whose outer skin is exactly half black and half white.

Its shape resembles an apple, but it is unique in that it is black and white in color.

The peculiarity of this fruit is that when you take a bite, the fruit instantly turns to a handful of ash.

And if the flesh that touches the mouth and tongue of the person who ate it is black, the person will gain the ability to cause harm.

On the other hand, if it’s white, you gain the ability to gain advantage.

Everything was completely dependent on luck, and even what I gained was luck.

Of course, eating black flesh did not necessarily mean that one would acquire the ability to cause harm.

You could forfeit the acquisition by canceling one of the constellation contracts you had. This is sacrificing a contract.

So the constellations called the black and white fruit the Tree of the Knowledge of Good and Evil created by the Great Temple.

‘If I were to eat black flesh… … which constellation would be okay with breaking the contract?’

Kang-hoo looked through the list of constellations.

Because there were so many stolen constellations, it took ages just to look at the list.

First of all, several candidates for the cut-off point appear.

【Fallen Prophet】

【Instead of completely destroying emotions, it increases a specific stat by 100.】

Fallen prophet.

This is the constellation that killed and robbed the problem solver who almost put Yoon Sang-mi in danger in the past.

I didn’t use it because I wanted to keep the human emotions that still remained, even though I wanted to exchange it for 100 stats.

【Strong Lord】

【You will be in a state where you feel no sad emotions at all. However, you can activate it if necessary.】

It’s a constellation I got from one of the Kalbaram gang in the past.

I always wanted to keep some of my emotions, so I never activated my ability.

【Father of Music】

【Listening to classical music increases your stamina recovery speed by 5 times.】

The father of music.

This is the constellation obtained by killing the leader of the gang that tried to threaten him and Yoon Sang-mi on the bus to Ulsan.

It was a long time ago when I got involved with the Gong Tae-soo case. I remember it clearly.

I’ve used it once before to recover stamina, but I’ve never used it on the battlefield.

In a situation where it is very important to identify the enemy by sound, it is impossible to listen to classical music comfortably.

If the pulp extraction failed and went wrong, it seemed that one of these three constellations could be abandoned.

I don’t think it would be a big deal if it wasn’t there, and it’s not a constellation that leaves any particular regrets.

at that time.

Ayane kissed the necklace around her neck and then bit into the fruit.

Kang-hoo was planning to see the results first, but Ayane won the 50% chance lottery first.

and.

“Wow! I got an additional boost to my full-strength attack? Even if it’s not as powerful as it is now, it feels like it’ll be at least 50% more powerful!”

“It went really well, didn’t it?”

“It worked out perfectly! Wow, I never thought that the main skill would be strengthened. Thank you! I was lucky!”

“What are you thankful for? Just be thankful for your own luck. We were going to split all the spoils anyway.”

“Still, I’m grateful. Wait a minute! Kang-hoo is going to eat the fruit now, too?”

“uh.”

“Then, please hold on to this necklace just once. It’s like a lucky charm to me.”

“There must be a story… right?”

It’s not an item necklace.

Even though it was a necklace with a lot of wear and tear, it was still a necklace she wore.

Even when I met her at the airport in a fancy dress and full makeup, she didn’t take off this unbalanced necklace.

“Yes. It’s a lucky necklace that my deceased parents left me. It’s never gone wrong.”

Kang-hoo didn’t believe in superstitions or jinxes. He thought of them as mental victory insurance for when he failed.

However, Ayane’s good intentions of wishing him good luck were believed and responded to.

I held the necklace tightly.

I don’t know if it’s because of my mood, but I feel a warm energy running down my palm where the necklace touches it.

square!

Kang-hoo immediately bit into the black and white fruit.

Clink clink. Every time you chew, the juice fills your mouth refreshingly.

at that time.

Kang-hoo was able to confirm that a new skill had been added to the skill window that had been quiet until just a moment ago.

“Is it a success?”

When Ayane asked with her eyes wide open, Kang-hoo nodded with a smirk.

The identity of the new skill that came to Kang-hoo like a gift is…

【Rotation of Restraint】

【Skill Proficiency: Lv. Max】

【If you are directly attacked by an enemy within 0.3 seconds after using a skill, you will automatically move to the enemy’s rear while performing a perfect evasion.

At the same time, the opponent’s entire body is ‘forced to be restrained’, and they are forced to look straight ahead for 1 second.

It was a conditional evasion and restraint skill.

As you can see from the tooltip, the activation conditions are difficult, but that makes it a skill with a high level of fraud.

‘This is really tricky because the skill only activates if you get hit within the predicted time range.’

Even for Kang-hoo, who thinks it’s worth a try, this skill feels like it has quite a high level of difficulty.

However, once successful, it is a skill that allows you to tie up the opponent’s body and eyes and strike from behind.

This could be seen as an extremely powerful skill for an assassin whose key skill is to target the enemy from behind.

This seemed like something that would require a lot of practice.

It’s a typical high risk, high return skill.

What if you guarantee a skill’s success and then fail?

At that time, it becomes impossible to respond to the enemy’s ‘direct attack’ with ‘perfect evasion’. In other words, you may die.

Either I die or the enemy dies.

It’s a typical coin-flipping type skill where the results can be extremely different.

I’ve developed a really interesting skill.